October 17th, 1896 was a Saturday.
September 24th, 1896 - October 23rd, 1896
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 421 days, exactly on June 23rd, 2025, people who were born on October 17th, 1896 will be 47,000 days old!
Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)
*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, AmsterdamPope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)
*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican CityAmerican actress (1918–1987)
*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West SideGerman dramatist and writer of poetry and prose
*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, ZürichBritish actor (1937–2023)
*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington CountyBritish theatre and musical producer
*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of EnfieldActress (1900-1991)
*October 17th, 1900, Plattsburgh †June 19th, 1991, Carmel-by-the-SeaSpanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)
*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of ParisAmerican actress (1917–2022)
*October 17th, 1917, Chicago †September 7th, 2022, Sherman OaksItalian architect and designer (1905-1977)
*October 17th, 1905, Robbiate †November 1st, 1977, MilanFormer General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
*October 17th, 1919, Hua County †January 17th, 2005, BeijingGerman politician (1894-1964)
*October 17th, 1894, Borbeck-Mitte †November 30th, 1964, BottropEnglish badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)
*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, LondonGerman classical philologist
*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, HamburgGerman historian of classical antiquity
*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am PilsenseeSwiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)
*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, GenevaAmerican writer (1896–1940)
*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, HollywoodAmerican author (1896–1972)
*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, GeiloMexican social realist painter (1896–1974)
*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, CuernavacaAmerican composer and critic
*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York CityGerman flying ace (1896–1941)
*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, BerlinGerman-American academic (1896–1988)
*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York CityGerman politician (1896-1946)
*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, MagdeburgAustro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)
*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, GlendaleGerman politician (1896-1986)
*September 22nd, 1896, Kassel †June 9th, 1986, KasselAmerican novelist (1896–1970)
*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, BaltimoreFormer President of the Italian Republic, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
*September 25th, 1896, San Giovanni †February 24th, 1990, RomeAmerican socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa WindsorFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 17th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1896 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).